Saudi Arabia Accelerates Renewable Energy Growth With 64 GW Tendered And Record-Low Power Costs

Saudi Arabia is steadily accelerating its renewable energy transition, with major progress reported by the Ministry of Energy by the end of 2025. The Kingdom has tendered a total of 64 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity so far, highlighting the scale of its clean energy ambitions. Of this, 20.6 GW was tendered during 2025 alone, reflecting a strong push in project development over the past year.

Grid integration has also gained momentum. By the end of 2025, around 12.3 GW of renewable energy capacity had been successfully connected to the national grid, helping diversify Saudi Arabia’s power mix and reduce reliance on conventional fuels.

Alongside solar and wind, energy storage is emerging as a key focus area. The Ministry said that battery energy storage system projects totaling 30 gigawatt-hours (GWh) have been tendered to date. Out of this, 8 GWh of storage capacity is already connected to the grid, supporting better integration of variable renewable power and improving grid stability.

Saudi Arabia has also achieved global cost milestones in renewable energy. The 1.5 GW Dawadmi Wind Power Project set a new world record with the lowest wind power tariff at 1.33 US cents per kilowatt-hour. In solar power, the 1.4 GW Najran project recorded one of the world’s lowest tariffs at 1.09 US cents per kilowatt-hour, underscoring the Kingdom’s growing competitiveness in clean energy development.